František Čáp

Biography

František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech and later a Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970. Having created Slovene film classics such as Vesna, Ne čakaj na maj and Our Car, he is also one of the most popular directors of early Slovene cinema in 1950s and the 1960s. Čáp was born in Čachovice (now in central Czech Republic). As an already established professional, he moved to Ljubljana in 1952, following an invitation by Branimir Tuma, director of Triglav Film. In 1957, he moved to Portorož, a coastal town in southwestern Slovenia, where he lived until his death.

Directed

1. Vesna (1953) — Director
2. Don't Whisper (1957) — Director
3. Men Without Wings (1946) — Director
4. Our Car (1962) — Director
5. Nocturnal Butterfly (1941) — Director
6. The Door Remains Open (1959) — Director
7. Fiery Summer (1939) — Director
8. Grandmother (1940) — Director
9. Wally of the Vultures (1956) — Director
10. Moment of Decision (1955) — Director
11. X-25 Reports (1960) — Director
12. We'll Meet Tonight (1962) — Director
13. Sand, Love and Salt (1957) — Director
14. Das ewige Spiel (1951) — Director
15. White Darkness (1948) — Director
16. Panna (1940) — Director
17. Sign of the Anchor (1947) — Director
18. Help - She Loves Me (1956) — Director
19. Adventure in Berlin (1952) — Director
20. Mist on the Moors (1944) — Director
21. Girl from the Beskids (1944) — Director
22. Tanečnice (1943) — Director
23. Preludium (1941) — Director
24. Jan Cimbura (1941) — Director
25. The Musician (1948) — Director
26. Crown Jewels (1950) — Director
27. The Camel Goes Through the Eye of the Needle (1970) — Director
28. The Beginning Was Sin (1954) — Director
29. Piran (1965) — Director
30. La kermesse des brigands (1968) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Before Graduation (1932)